Author: The Farm Report

Organic food is booming. So why are organic grains lagging behind? The organic sector has boomed in recent years. But the amount of farmland devoted to organic grain, which is needed for feeding livestock, is expanding more slowly, says a trade group report. New bill proposes hefty increase for SNAP… Continue reading

Trump will try again to cut USDA, says Perdue The Agriculture Department faces large spending cuts, said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Monday, while a White House official said President Trump will ask for one “one of the largest spending reductions in history” in the upcoming fiscal 2020 budget. How… Continue reading

Memphis Meats will start small when it gets regulatory green light Chief executive Uma Valeti says Memphis Meats, the self-declared leader in a worldwide race to develop cell-based meat, “will be ready to go to market tomorrow,” albeit on a small scale, once the U.S. regulatory framework is in place…. Continue reading

(HempNews) Four of 29 CBD products were found to be troublesome in recent test results, according to Remedy Review, which contracts with independent laboratories “to validate products and protect consumers.” The results indicate the need for independent monitoring and testing of CBD products, Remedy Review cautioned in a press release…. Continue reading

Low commodity prices expected to continue, African swine fever detected in Vietnam and Shark Tank coming to Nebraska. Need a quick catch-up on agricultural news this week? Here are seven stories you might have missed. 1. U.S. and Chinese negotiators are working on multiple memorandums of understanding that would form… Continue reading

Biotech backer Perdue blasts fear-your-food ‘hysteria’ The “fear-your-food” movement, fed in large part by the ceaseless churning of the internet, could sideline, deter, or even derail the use of such crucial agricultural tools as pesticides and genetically engineered crops and livestock, warned Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday. One counselor’s… Continue reading

Soybeans may lose less land to corn than expected The United States is awash in soybeans, the result of the trade war with China and a string of bumper crops. But although farmers were expected to respond by planting more corn this year while cutting back sharply on soybeans, it’s… Continue reading

Trump: Trade talks may end with ‘a lot more’ corn to China U.S. and Chinese officials opened their second consecutive week of negotiations to resolve the countries’ trade war on Tuesday. President Trump has threatened to increase sharply U.S. tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods on March 1 unless… Continue reading

Agriculture remains an issue as Sino-U.S. trade talks resume The White House is looking for additional progress in negotiations this week to resolve the Sino-U.S. trade war even as it cautions that “much work remains.” Agriculture is among the structural issues under discussion, according to the administration. Q&A with Monica… Continue reading

While the growing list of Democratic candidates for president is dominated by politicians from predominantly urban settings, some still have decent track records on agriculture and food issues. This policy experience could help them in rural communities, a weak spot for the party in 2016. But rural and agriculture advocates… Continue reading